ESPN presents the grades obtained by the Tri, after its second qualifying match in CONCACAF
Mexico visited Costa Rica and won 0-1 on the National Stadium track, Thanks to a penalty that provoked Andrés Guardado and was executed by Orbelín Pineda.
With this result, after two dates, the team led by Gerardo Martino remains unbeaten, with Panama as a gate rival for Wednesday, September 8th.
Costa Rica’s momentum came until the 30th minute and the veteran Tri goalkeeper saw the minutes go by calmly.
Ochoa’s most important intervention at the Costa Rica National Stadium came in the 18th minute, when he leaned to his right side to cover a shot by Bryan Ruiz, who hit the ball from the balcony of the area.
The ‘Tast’ Domínguez saw his first minutes with the Mexican National Team since 2015 and did so as a right winger, a position he does not know at his club and in which he has options to fight for a place, due to the injury of Luis Rodríguez and the mistakes of Jorge Sánchez.
On this side, the 33-year-old defender fought side by side with Ronald Matarrita from which he came out without any problems during the first lapse and, in addition, was given the ‘luxury’ to leave his area for join the attack.
The 1.91 meters high Mexican defender was important in the corner kicks that Mexico generated, as it attracted mark for his teammates to try to finish. In defense he was calm and alert in front of a bloodless rival.
The central defender along with Montes also had a good performance during the ninety minutes, attentive to the few drops of the rivals and step on the brake of the centico forward tic Jonathan Moya.
The versatile left-back was seen with better football than during the duel against Jamaica and was in charge of covering Randall Leal, although the ball circulated little on his side. Offensively, despite Costa Rica’s passivity, he contributed little compared to previous duels.
The Ajax midfielder served as the third center when required and in charge of recovering balls to start the Tri attacks. His outstanding participation, with which he even stepped on the rival area on several occasions, allowed him to shine as one of the most important men on the team.
As an inside right, the offensive midfielder added depth to the team’s offense with several escapes on the right with the ball at his feet, however, he blurred the track as the minutes went on.
Along with Edson Alvarez, medal of merit for the captain of the selection and man of the thousand battles, that stood out by the harp that printed on the track, with right passes, movements in the space and incursions in the area.
Prior to the break, Guardado received a kick from the area by Bryan Oviedo, which the referee ruled as a penalty, and thus opened the scoring, thanks to the collection of Oebelín Pineda.
In the 71st minute on the court, Jesús Corona went unnoticed almost completely and gave one of his most questionable matches with the Mexican National Team. Funes Mori. He left for Roberto Alvarado.
Before leaving due to injury, after a sweep behind defender Francisco Calvo in the 30th minute, the left-back of the Tri proved once again that he did not weigh in on his national shirt and blatantly drove repeatedly. the ball by its flank towards the rival area, to look for the individual one or to be associated.
The pressure on the back of the naturalized Argentine Argentine striker has begun to wreak havoc. In the 20th minute he had a serious foul on a hand-to-hand with Keylor Navas, after Andrés Guardado stole the ball to the edge of the area and left him alone.
In addition, he was seen outside his area repeatedly looking for the ball and trying to do the homework of the players on the sides. In the 57th minute, in a dangerous play, he missed a pass by Obelín Pineda and took advantage of the situation.
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The ‘Maguito’ was chosen as a replacement for injured Alexis Vega in the ’30s and did his homework well. Prior to the break, he was in charge of collecting the penalty, which in fact would be the only goal of mourning, and again showed that the goal does not shrink, still with Keylor Navas in front.
The attacking center was entered by Rogelio Funes Mori in the 71st minute and added points to be considered a starter above the one born in Argentina, as he shone with more football and idea in fewer minutes.
The ‘Piojo’ entered in exchange for the late Jesus Corona at 71 ‘and returned to life on the right flank of the Tri, with more arrival and retention of the ball to allow the pieces to take their place in the search for a shot.
The midfielder entered in the 76th minute for Andrés Guardado and showed a much more reserved performance compared to what he usually does, as he was given the slogan to prioritize the result over generating offensive play.